by Stephen P. Konstans, formerly an SVP at Pearson Partners International As an executive recruiter, I spend much of my time with client companies hiring top financial and accounting talent and talking with CFOs and CFOs-in-Waiting about their careers. When I started recruiting in the financial and accounting space many years ago, life was much more straightforward for CFOs and their teams. It essentially consisted of reporting numbers, handling financial […]
Stephen P. Konstans, a former Senior Vice President at Pearson Partners International, was featured in an Oracle NetSuite study on the increasing rise of the CFO to CEO, with insight and tips for CFOs for a successful ascent to CEO. Pearson Partners summarizes this transformative study below. Read the full article and a comprehensive breakdown on NetSuite.com. In the first half of 2022, the promotion of chief financial officers to […]
Q2 2019 A Message from Keith Pearson, CEO & Vice Chairman Once upon a time, the chief financial officer role was all about the numbers. But today, if you asked a CFO what keeps him or her up at night, the answer probably wouldn’t have anything to do with accounting. We asked that question of the CFO panelists […]
Stephen Konstans was formerly a Senior Vice President at Pearson Partners International. Today’s chief financial officer manages far more complex and wide-ranging responsibilities than in decades past. In addition to the traditional numbers side of the job, finance leaders are now organizational strategists with expertise in technology, risk management, human resources, analytics and geopolitical trends. To explore the changing role of the chief financial officer, we invited a panel of […]
CFOs Weigh in on C-suite Trends and the 2016 Outlook Pearson Partners International recently surveyed chief financial officers on a broad selection of topics related to their key role in the C-suite. The survey drew responses from 180 CFO respondents representing a diverse group of North American companies ranging in size from $50 million regionals to Fortune 1000 multinationals. Below are highlights of the findings, along with some comparisons with those […]
Q1 2016 A Message from Keith Pearson, President & CEO Texas has been blessed with a thriving economy, and nowhere is that more evident than in two of its greatest metropolitan areas: Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. But business is booming all over the state, attracting new residents at a rate of about 1,000 a day. Great business opportunities […]
When a small private equity portfolio company’s chief financial officer announced his retirement—and the fact that he would be leaving quickly—the private equity owners jumped into action to fill the position. “We had a short time frame before our retiring CFO departed,” the company’s CEO says. “As a small, middle-market company with limited resources, we had to act quickly.” With intensive manufacturing operations, as well as offshore sourcing capabilities, the […]
A recent BlueSteps Executive Career Insider TweetChat featuring Pearson Partners’ VP Stephen Konstans and our team. [View the story “Executive Search and Your Financial Services Career” on Storify]
If there’s one word that well describes the current state of global affairs, it is “turmoil.” Whether it stems from commodity markets, politics or sovereign debt crises, uncertainty has become a constant that affects every business decision we make. At Pearson Partners’ Q4 2011 Spotlight Series event, our panelists discussed domestic and global uncertainty and its impact on their business strategies. Our esteemed panel members included: David B. Brown, […]
While many senior executives look within their industries for advancement opportunities, it’s a good practice to step back for a moment and look at the bigger picture: Are you in the right industry where your skills and aspirations are the best fit? Do you want to keep working in retail, oil and gas or consumer goods for the rest of your career? Or would you be better off moving into […]
